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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning enable humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Rwanda to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education undertakings. Corporations want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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